Accumulate, accumulate! That is Moses and the prophets! - Lars Syll In the post-war period, it has become increasingly clear that economic growth has not only brought greater prosperity. The other side of growth, in the form of pollution, contamination, the wastage of resources, and climate … [Read more...]
Government spending and inflation
Government spending and inflation - Editor The following extract is from an item written in 2017 by Ellis Winningham about inflation, which appeared in the Facebook page of Prue Plumridge on 31st October 2019. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The type of inflation that you've been made to fear … [Read more...]
The US is the world’s second largest economy
The US is the world’s second largest economy When it comes to climate change, it matters - Dean Baker The New York Times has an article on the Trump administration’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The first sentence wrongly describes the US as “the … [Read more...]
The essence of neoliberalism
A programme for destroying collective structures which may impede pure market logic - Editor The following extract from an article by Pierre Bourdieu [1] was published by Lars Syll in RWER blogs on 10 Nov 2019 [2]: “ The neoliberal utopia evokes powerful belief – the free trade faith – not … [Read more...]
